Brave
9 questions
What are Brave Shields?
•Shields — built-in protection of Brave.
•Blocks ads, trackers, scripts.
•Lion icon in the address bar.
•Configurable for each site.
•Shows blocked statistics.
How does Brave Rewards work?
•View private ads — receive BAT tokens.
•Settings → Brave Rewards → Enable.
•Ad notifications optionally.
•BAT can be sent to content creators.
•Or withdraw via Uphold/Gemini.
How to import data into Brave?
•Settings → Get Started → Import bookmarks.
•Or menu → Bookmarks → Import.
•Select source browser.
•Check: bookmarks, passwords, history.
•Brave is compatible with Chrome extensions.
How to enable Tor in Brave?
•Menu → New private window with Tor.
•Or Alt+Shift+N.
•Traffic goes through the Tor network.
•Maximum anonymity.
•Works slower than normal mode.
How to set up Brave synchronization?
•Settings → Synchronization.
•'Start a new sync chain'.
•Get a 24-word code.
•Enter the code on another device.
•Sync without an account — only the code.
Brave: how to configure Shields for different sites?
Start with the basics for "Brave": update your browser, clear cache/cookies for the problematic site, and disable extensions one by one.
Brave: how to enable/disable Tor windows and what they provide?
Practice for "Brave": check in private mode and in another browser. This quickly shows whether the problem is with the site or with your profile/extensions.
Brave: how to manage privacy and ad blocking?
Answer for "Brave": enable synchronization, but keep 2FA and backup codes. Security is more important than convenience.
Brave: how to transfer data and extensions from Chromium?
For "Brave": it is useful to set up a password manager and tracker blocker, but avoid installing dozens of extensions at once.